ickplant@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 months agoThat's such a Tom thing to dofedia.ioimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1604arrow-down116
arrow-up1588arrow-down1imageThat's such a Tom thing to dofedia.ioickplant@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareSylver@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·4 months agoI think that’s what makes Tolkien such a talented writer. Sure, he just wanted a nice character reference, but he managed to make it fit in such a way that truly did expand the horizons of Mordor to near infinity.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoWell, objectively he’s not a very good writer. He’s a great storyteller though, maybe the best of the entire 20th century.
I think that’s what makes Tolkien such a talented writer. Sure, he just wanted a nice character reference, but he managed to make it fit in such a way that truly did expand the horizons of Mordor to near infinity.
Well, objectively he’s not a very good writer. He’s a great storyteller though, maybe the best of the entire 20th century.